Bangalore has had to face trouble this season due to injury to its players. Rajat Patidar has already been ruled out of the tournament due to injury while pacer Josh Hazlewood is also not fully fit yet.
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Kolkata: It has not been even a week for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League that many players have been ruled out of the tournament. Many players were injured even before the start of the tournament and gradually kept withdrawing from the IPL, while some players did not regain fitness even after the start of the tournament. At the same time, there are veterans like Kane Williamson, who got injured in the first match itself. Royal Challengers Bangalore has also got a similar blow. His fast bowler Reece Topley got out of the season only after playing one match.
Bangalore started the season in a strong way by defeating Mumbai Indians in their first match of IPL 2023. Amidst the joy of that victory, Bangalore also suffered a major setback. Left-arm fast bowler Reece Topley, who was making his debut in IPL, was injured after bowling just two overs. Topley had suffered this injury while fielding.
The coach revealed in the middle of the match
Topley could not play any further role in that match but it was expected that he would be fit for the next matches. Then he also sat out in the match against Kolkata Knight Riders. Then when the Bangalore players were frozen in the field against Kolkata Knight Riders, only then the team’s coach Sanjay Bangar disclosed about Topli. Bangar told that Topli will not be able to play further in this tournament because he is not completely well. Bangar also told that the team will soon find his replacement.
Injury crisis on RCB
Bangalore bought Reece Topley in this auction for Rs 1.90 crore. He had made a strong start in the very first match. Against Mumbai, he took the wicket of Cameron Green for just 14 runs in his 2 overs. However, his shoulder was injured in an attempt to stop the ball again. Earlier, Rajat Patidar’s injury has also hurt RCB, who was ruled out of the tournament without playing. At the same time, veteran fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has not been able to join the team yet due to not being fully fit.